Police were assisted by deputies with the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office in clearing the home and securing the area.

No one was injured in the incident, police said.

Gonzalez was not initially found at the scene, but acting on his description and information that he had fled, police arrested him during a traffic stop at the corner of Church and Mesa, the release read.

Search warrants led to police retrieving the gun used in the attack, along with several spent bullet casings.

Police said witness statements confirmed that Gonzalez opened fire in the direction of his sister, her boyfriend and small child.

Gonzalez was charged with child abuse and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

He is also charged with tampering with evidence, shooting at a motor vehicle, being a felon in possession of a firearm and battery.

Portions of National Parks Highway in southern Carlsbad were blocked off until about 4 p.m. that day as the crime was being investigated.

Carlsbad police Lt. Jon Blackmon said the investigation is ongoing and detectives are still working to determine how many shots were fired.

Two men and two women were questioned by police during the investigation, Blackmon said.

He said evidence being processed by investigators conflicts with some of the witness testimony received during the inquiry.

“There are inconsistent stories and the evidence doesn't match up to what we were told,” Blackmon said. “We'll still be ironing out all the remaining details such as that as we continue through the follow-up.”